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the poll in the free press and the pew poll not the only good news for the romney forces. they got a big boost as well in gallup's tracking poll which shows a 47-47 tie among likely voters contacted on the 4th through the 6th. in pre-debate polling, mr. obama, president obama, led by five. as for today's pew poll, the obama campaign takes issue with the party makeup of people surveyed, saying it tilts republican compared to september. the romney campaign, on the other hand, says it's pleased with the numbers. joining us now, jim acosta with the romney campaign in newport news, virginia and on the phone, dan lothian with president obama's campaign. jim, you're on the trail with the romney campaign. what's the reaction to the latest polling, because republicans were complaining about these polls as soon as last week. now the poll is good news for them. are they complaining? >> well, anderson, i have to tell you i just saw mitt romney standing out in a drenching rain in newport news just a couple hours ago and he still had a smile on his face. they're pretty happy. they have
the poll in the free press and the pew poll not the only good news for the romney forces. they got a big boost as well in gallup's tracking poll which shows a 47-47 tie among likely voters contacted on the 4th through the 6th. in pre-debate polling, mr. obama, president obama, led by five. as for today's pew poll, the obama campaign takes issue with the party makeup of people surveyed, saying it tilts republican compared to september. the romney campaign, on the other hand, says it's pleased...
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what i will say is that in the exit polls, mitt romney actually won voters who said -- or mitt romney was considered the candidate who had the better plan on the economy. when they asked who do you trust more to handle the economy, mitt romney or barack obama, mitt romney won that question. but he lost the question of who cares about people like me. i think by an 82-17 margin. so that i really think -- >> hang on. wait a minute. let me just turn to elise, the other female republican we have here. it wasn't about the economy. if it had been, as the polls suggested, mitt romney would have won. >> well, it should have been about the economy but i think that the democrats did an amazing job of making this -- really amplifying what is clearly a problem within the republican party, how we're messaging about women. the fact that we were even discussing birth control, the fact that, you know, the whole forcible rape was even part of the conversation when the polls clearly show i think that millenials are moving in a much more libertarian position when it comes to social issues. they might not
what i will say is that in the exit polls, mitt romney actually won voters who said -- or mitt romney was considered the candidate who had the better plan on the economy. when they asked who do you trust more to handle the economy, mitt romney or barack obama, mitt romney won that question. but he lost the question of who cares about people like me. i think by an 82-17 margin. so that i really think -- >> hang on. wait a minute. let me just turn to elise, the other female republican we...
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. >> new polling out tonight. the question is, should romney be worried? >> i spoke a short time ago with john king who crunches the new poll numbers with gloria and david. >> walk us through the new numbers. what do they tell us about where the race is? >> we are going to go through five battleground states. what they tell you, a very close race but advantage for the president. let's start in colorado. brand new numbers in colorado, where the president was today. they show you american research group poll. the president up two points in battle ground colorado, within the margin of error. that tells you you have a dead heat. mitt romney has hoped to make michigan the state he was born. he wanted to make that a battleground. look at this, republican superpacs pulled out. not spending ad money. we see the president with a 10-point lead in michigan, a state romney wanted to put into play. it looks pretty bleak right now. let's drop down to battleground ohio. mitt romney probably can't win the white house if he doesn't win ohio. two polls out with a bit of a c
. >> new polling out tonight. the question is, should romney be worried? >> i spoke a short time ago with john king who crunches the new poll numbers with gloria and david. >> walk us through the new numbers. what do they tell us about where the race is? >> we are going to go through five battleground states. what they tell you, a very close race but advantage for the president. let's start in colorado. brand new numbers in colorado, where the president was today. they...
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there's a poll of swing states today showing a five-point lead for mitt romney. more worryingly, when you study the detail of it in gallup and "usa today" , you see there are two areas where he's really improved. one, in his likability that was a major issue for romney before, clearly since the debate people just found him more likeable. they can relate to him more. secondly, with women. the gap has closed completely now in a series of polls where barack obama was way ahead with women. so women for whatever reason are being put off by the president's campaigning right now. why is this? >> well, let me say this. mitt romney is very fond of saying that hope is not a strategy. but dishonesty is. that was his strategy during the debate and it's not going to prevail. you talked a lot about the swing states. the fact of the matter is, if the electoral college were to play out right now, the president would win about 256 electoral votes and mitt romney would be at about 207 or 208 and he would have to sweep the day. what you didn't mention is that he's behind four to si
there's a poll of swing states today showing a five-point lead for mitt romney. more worryingly, when you study the detail of it in gallup and "usa today" , you see there are two areas where he's really improved. one, in his likability that was a major issue for romney before, clearly since the debate people just found him more likeable. they can relate to him more. secondly, with women. the gap has closed completely now in a series of polls where barack obama was way ahead with...
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still, most people believe that is advantage romney because in our poll two months ago, romney was down four points, plus one now, it's a five point swing. that's encouraging news for governor romney. discouraging news for him in two midwestern battlegrounds. in iowa, a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll, an eight point lead for the president in iowa, troubling in a state mitt romney very much needs to win. and in paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, another state romney hopes to keep in his basket, six points for the president there. same poll. six points for the president. how does this all play out? encouraging news for governor romney in florida. let's say hypothetically that one is trending his way and democrats don't dispute that. if we give that hypothetically to governor romney, north carolina as well, most democrats think is starting to trend out of their reach, just those two states, that would get romney to parity, 237 to 235. takes 270 to win. however, if those numbers in iowa and wisconsin hold, and the president keeps those in the blue column like they were in 2008,
still, most people believe that is advantage romney because in our poll two months ago, romney was down four points, plus one now, it's a five point swing. that's encouraging news for governor romney. discouraging news for him in two midwestern battlegrounds. in iowa, a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll, an eight point lead for the president in iowa, troubling in a state mitt romney very much needs to win. and in paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, another state romney hopes...
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but it looks like our poll, 67% said romney won the debate. only 25% said the president won the debate. and look so many more people thought that they were going to vote for romney as a result of this debate as opposed to the president. these are good numbers for romney. not such good numbers for the president. >> right, wolf. david axle rod, senior adviser tohe campaign. what happened? >> i don't think you can measure these debates on instant polls. >> let's measure it by democratic standards. >> let's finish. we don't want to have a debate her let me just finish. governor romney laid down a series of positions and you and others will be following this tomorrow. so will the american people. he does have a $5 trillion tax plan, no plausible way to pay for it $2 trillion in pentagon spending, no plausible way to pay for it. he took the position that he made with the republicans saying he wouldn't accept $1 of new revenue to help solve our deficit program, even on the very wealthy. turned medicare to a voucher program. >> you know, this is -- th
but it looks like our poll, 67% said romney won the debate. only 25% said the president won the debate. and look so many more people thought that they were going to vote for romney as a result of this debate as opposed to the president. these are good numbers for romney. not such good numbers for the president. >> right, wolf. david axle rod, senior adviser tohe campaign. what happened? >> i don't think you can measure these debates on instant polls. >> let's measure it by...
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romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins. >> the media is focusing on one poll. >> that's reaction to the recent batch of polling, including that devastating pew poll that showed a four point romney lead. now consider that pew took an earlier poll in september a couple weeks before the debate, it was the republicans going ballistic when it showed romney eight points down. watch. >> these polls are basically just part and parcel of the campaign for barack obama to help him stay in this game as long as possible. >> if you believe what the polls are saying right now, you've got to believe that there's s
romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins....
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if romney gets a bounce in the polls it would defy recent history. in the past two election cycles, neither party's nominee went up in the polls more than 2% after the conventions. dana bash, cnn, washington. >>> the controversial plan to put ryan in the spotlight. why the republican congressman says he is not afraid. this is the first leg of our world challenge with the cadillac ats. this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's advanced aerodynamics. [ derek ] we've got crosswinds, tailwinds, headwinds. aerodynamics is all about keeping the car planted on the road. you are going to get hit by stuff, so don't freak out. [ screaming with excitement ] and move out now. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. ♪ [ female announcer ] the gold standard in anti-aging. roc® retinol. found in roc® retinol correxion deep wrinkle night cream. it's clinically proven to give 10 years back to the look of skin. now for maximum results... the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum to create
if romney gets a bounce in the polls it would defy recent history. in the past two election cycles, neither party's nominee went up in the polls more than 2% after the conventions. dana bash, cnn, washington. >>> the controversial plan to put ryan in the spotlight. why the republican congressman says he is not afraid. this is the first leg of our world challenge with the cadillac ats. this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's...
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poll after poll shows momentum building behind the romney/ryan tukt and there's pressure on the president now t wrap up his game for the three-week sprint to election day. let's bring in our correspondent, we're getting reaction to the vice presidential debate, more comments coming in. but the president has his mission cut out for him right now. dan? >> he really does. we just have to look back to right after the debate where the president turned up his volume, strongly aggressively going after his gop opponents. but what we saw this week at the university of miami on thursday at a big rally there was the president even turning up the volume a bit more. attacking mitt romney for what the president says was his changing position on a whole host of issues, including taxes. take a listen. >> he's trying to go through an extreme makeover. after running for more than a year in which he called himself severely conservative, mitt romney is trying to convince you that he was severely kidding. >> i was talking to a senior campaign official about the tone of the president's rally and this official
poll after poll shows momentum building behind the romney/ryan tukt and there's pressure on the president now t wrap up his game for the three-week sprint to election day. let's bring in our correspondent, we're getting reaction to the vice presidential debate, more comments coming in. but the president has his mission cut out for him right now. dan? >> he really does. we just have to look back to right after the debate where the president turned up his volume, strongly aggressively going...
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the polls are crystal clear. 60% think romney won. on the issues, romney way ahd of the president also. who would better handle the deficit. 16-point advantage. economy, a 12-point advantage. taxes, 9-point advantage. across the board. >> i think those polls are snap polls of people who watch the debate. so i think that this -- i really do think that it will take a while to set in. you know, we have to know who watched the debate and who didn't watch. you know, we have other debates to come. but, you know, listen, i'm not suggesting that the president had a good night last night. i think he seemed very disengaged. he seemed very slow to react. and romney was, you know, had a -- from a theatrical perspective, had a terrific evening. >> you tweeted out, which was your only tweet, no offense whatsoever. >> yeah. >> so you agree. >> i found the thing that was most surprising was that the president really seemed to have no offense. he seemed to kind of just sit there and no matter what governor romney said, and i think there was some subst
the polls are crystal clear. 60% think romney won. on the issues, romney way ahd of the president also. who would better handle the deficit. 16-point advantage. economy, a 12-point advantage. taxes, 9-point advantage. across the board. >> i think those polls are snap polls of people who watch the debate. so i think that this -- i really do think that it will take a while to set in. you know, we have to know who watched the debate and who didn't watch. you know, we have other debates to...
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our poll of polls shows 47% apiece. >>> president obama is slamming governor romney over an ad his campaign is running in the key battleground state of ohio. watch. >> look, i understand governor romney has had a tough time here in ohio because he was against saving the auto industry. and it's hard to run away from a position when you're on videotape saying, let detroit go bankrupt. but, but, you've got to own what you say. this isn't a game. these are people's jobs at stake. these are people's lives. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. that's not what being president is all about. >> the president was responding to this romney ad that implied the auto bailout plan failed and chrysler will move jobs to china. that's a claim that chrysler has vehemently denied. >>> on the other side of ohio, mitt romney sharpened his attack on obama focusing on the economy. >> now, i know when we're elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant. but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. i will spend my effort trying to pass partisan legislatio
our poll of polls shows 47% apiece. >>> president obama is slamming governor romney over an ad his campaign is running in the key battleground state of ohio. watch. >> look, i understand governor romney has had a tough time here in ohio because he was against saving the auto industry. and it's hard to run away from a position when you're on videotape saying, let detroit go bankrupt. but, but, you've got to own what you say. this isn't a game. these are people's jobs at stake....
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when they dug deep into that, you actually su that mitt romney won in a lot of questions in the polls. here is a list of them. who better handled the economy? health care, romney 49%, obama 46%. i think you have -- you cannot look at some of these breakdown polls and feel that last night was a huge victory in those particular areas. >> two points i would make. one wolf made last night, which is the poll was about an 8% to 10% more republican sample than the normal cnn polls. and if you look at that question, who do people in the poll think is better to handle the economy, mitt romney had even a larger lead. if you look at where mitt romney started that debate with the answer on who was going to be better on the economy and then after an hour and a half, that number decreased significantly. so i think -- look, i'm enormously pleased with the president's performance and i think undecided voters saw a commanding, in-charge president that talked specifically about what he's done and what he wants to do to move this economy forward and continue to strengthen it. and i think, without a doub
when they dug deep into that, you actually su that mitt romney won in a lot of questions in the polls. here is a list of them. who better handled the economy? health care, romney 49%, obama 46%. i think you have -- you cannot look at some of these breakdown polls and feel that last night was a huge victory in those particular areas. >> two points i would make. one wolf made last night, which is the poll was about an 8% to 10% more republican sample than the normal cnn polls. and if you...
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so latest polls, obviously this is a good time for the romney camp. it's nice to see a big bounce after the debate. but -- and that's a big but -- polls are finicky things. and they have to know in that camp that this is the precarious position, paul. >> reporter: yeah, they're not taking anything for granted, romney campaign officials saying that, listen, they see polls go up, they see polls go down. they're staying with their same strategy. thank you for that trip down memory lane. i've been covering this race for a year and a half, so i appreciate those memories. this is interesting. the polls were starten to tighten up even before last week's debate. take a look at this, though. this is our cnn poll of polls. this averages the three national surveys of likely voters, live operator, nonpartisan surveys, and look at that, mitt romney, 48%, president obama, 47%. in the previous polls before the debate, the president had the slight advantage. that's national. what about the states? because the race for the white house is a race for the states and thei
so latest polls, obviously this is a good time for the romney camp. it's nice to see a big bounce after the debate. but -- and that's a big but -- polls are finicky things. and they have to know in that camp that this is the precarious position, paul. >> reporter: yeah, they're not taking anything for granted, romney campaign officials saying that, listen, they see polls go up, they see polls go down. they're staying with their same strategy. thank you for that trip down memory lane. i've...
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look, i think a fair reading of the polls averaged out. romney is behind but it's not an overwhelming gap. this isn't his last shot. >> we're terrible. don't watch sniet was on fox news sunday earlier this morn and anchor chris wallace asked hill about the media coverage of this campaign. >> do you think the mainstream media is carrying water for barack obama? i think it kind of goes without saying that there is definitely a media bias. >> because the mainstream media wants barack obama to win? >> no, what do you think. >> i thing they want a left of center president versus a conservative president like mitt romney. >> chrystia, what do you think about that? >> what is the maybestream media? a lot of people watch fox. is fox now the mainstream media? i think the bigger question really is the media is really polarized and that is why coming back to the debate point, that's why i think it's an interesting opportunity because we can see the two sides. i think if you watch fox, which a lot of people do, i think you're watching media that's roo
look, i think a fair reading of the polls averaged out. romney is behind but it's not an overwhelming gap. this isn't his last shot. >> we're terrible. don't watch sniet was on fox news sunday earlier this morn and anchor chris wallace asked hill about the media coverage of this campaign. >> do you think the mainstream media is carrying water for barack obama? i think it kind of goes without saying that there is definitely a media bias. >> because the mainstream media wants...
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mitt romney hoping that paul ryan can make a couple of these blue states red. >> and that recent poll in virginia did have president obama slightly ahead of mitt romney. let's take another quick break. john, stand by, everyone stand by. these are live pictures from norfolk, in the battle ground, a world war ii battleship. it's docked there. when we come back we're going to learn a lot more about paul ryan, not only a politician, a father, a son. but we're going to learn he's also a fisherman. stand by. an airline has planes... and people. and the planes can seem the same so, it comes down to the people. because, bad weather the price of oil those are every airlines reality. and solutions won't come from 500 tons of metal and a paint job. they'll come from people. delta people. who made us one of the biggest airlines in the world. and then decided that wasn't enough. would you mind if to be i go ahead of you?omer. instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should
mitt romney hoping that paul ryan can make a couple of these blue states red. >> and that recent poll in virginia did have president obama slightly ahead of mitt romney. let's take another quick break. john, stand by, everyone stand by. these are live pictures from norfolk, in the battle ground, a world war ii battleship. it's docked there. when we come back we're going to learn a lot more about paul ryan, not only a politician, a father, a son. but we're going to learn he's also a...
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and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was now ahead in the polls that flowed. what do you make of those very devastating numbers for the president? >> i think that governor romney is certainly a skilled debater. and last night he was able to elevate his level of performance. but he did not change the fundamental dynamics of this race, nor did he change some of the policies that actually got us into the economic mess that we have. he embraced the president and agreed that, in fact, he does want to turn medicare into a voucher program, and he still skated and danced and tap danced around how it is that he's going to c
and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was...
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there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> have you seen the presidential polls lately? that was retor tall. who hasn't? romney's in the lead. obama's not lead. it's a virtual dead heat. if you're like me, you're confused. so -- >> the 7-eleven metric, you get a red cup for the republican
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there from been a slew of polls in the states. look at our cnn poll of polls. in ohio, crucial battle ground state. mitt romney is trailing barack obama by about 5 points. virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in the poll. we're all within the margin of error. we bounce around week to week, day to day. there are some days we're up, some dags woor down. we go forward with my message that this is a time to reinvigorate the american economy, not by expanding government and raising taxes on people but instead by making sure government encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and gets the private sector hiring again. >> polls a
there from been a slew of polls in the states. look at our cnn poll of polls. in ohio, crucial battle ground state. mitt romney is trailing barack obama by about 5 points. virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at...
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the polls are very close here between president obama and mitt romney, and when you look at the obama strategy, clearly ohio is playing a bigger role than florida is, though obviously the hope is to keep florida is president obama's column. the message is his closing messag message, that he will be saying to these people here, you may be frustrated with the pace of change, but stick with me, you know we're going to the right direction. my economic policies are working, and you know what you're going to get with me, not so much with mitt romney. i can tell you this is a very enthusiastic crowd. we've been traveling where the president has been going for the last few days, and i can tell just that this is a crowd that already is very excited. and also i'm sure it doesn't help -- it's beautiful here, 82 degrees and sunny. we've seen people, and there's some people behind the camera that you can't see, they've been doing the wave, they've been yelling four more years, and it's still hours before president obama will be here, fred. >> is there any indication there that the crowd is made up
the polls are very close here between president obama and mitt romney, and when you look at the obama strategy, clearly ohio is playing a bigger role than florida is, though obviously the hope is to keep florida is president obama's column. the message is his closing messag message, that he will be saying to these people here, you may be frustrated with the pace of change, but stick with me, you know we're going to the right direction. my economic policies are working, and you know what you're...
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. >> a national poll showing romney's national favorability at 53%, just shy of obama at 54%, there used to be a much greater gap there, are we saying that turn decideds are certainly playing a role in a big way here? >> yes, i think that usually, in most polling experts, most of the political experts who have studied this over the years, if you're undecided at this late stage, you have a tendency numb necessarily huge numbers, but in bigger numbers for the challanger as opposed to the incumbent. you've known the incumbent for four years, you've gotten used to it, you know what to expect. the challenger, if you're still undecided, there's a tendency to break for the challenger. >> do we think this election really will be this close? >> yes, i think it will be this close. i'm going to be anchoring our coverage, as you know, tuesday night, so i'm getting ready for a long night. four years ago at 11:00 p.m. on the east coast when the polls closed on the west coast, california, oregon, washington state, hawaii, we projected a winner of 270-plus electoral college votes for barack obama. i don
. >> a national poll showing romney's national favorability at 53%, just shy of obama at 54%, there used to be a much greater gap there, are we saying that turn decideds are certainly playing a role in a big way here? >> yes, i think that usually, in most polling experts, most of the political experts who have studied this over the years, if you're undecided at this late stage, you have a tendency numb necessarily huge numbers, but in bigger numbers for the challanger as opposed to...
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the polls, debates, big economic numbers coming out this week. joining us, ari fleischer, serving as an unpaid occasional campaign advisor to the romney campaign. also, robert reish, former labor secretary in the clinton administration, economist and professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. secretary rice, let me start with you on the terror front and the obama administration. do you buy david axelrod saying that president obama labeled it terror the next day? >> well, it didn't sound from that context as if he labeled it as terrorism the next day, anderson. but it does seem credible to me that the white house is sharing with the public what it knows when it knows. it's very difficult to get good information immediately and as this issue becomes clearer, i think the white house has made a credible effort to tell the americans what it, in fact, knows about it. >> ari fleischer, what about that? david axelrod is also saying look, an investigation, you have to be prudent, you're president of the united states, you can'
the polls, debates, big economic numbers coming out this week. joining us, ari fleischer, serving as an unpaid occasional campaign advisor to the romney campaign. also, robert reish, former labor secretary in the clinton administration, economist and professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. secretary rice, let me start with you on the terror front and the obama administration. do you buy david axelrod saying that president obama labeled it terror the next day?...
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our last pre-election poll. big advantage for governor romney there. among latino voters, we know what the president did four years ago. latinos were 9% of the national electorate four years ago. if it's around 9% or higher, it's good news for president obama. we expect he's going to get two thirds or more of the latino vote. if this number is flat or down, it's a potential opening for the romney campaign. who votes on tuesday, is critical to who wins. if you look here among, let me turn that off for you, among voters aged 18 to 29, this was 18% of the electorate, four years ago, you see the president's advantage, again, we expect the president to have a similar advantage among younger voters. the question is, how many vote. is the obama coalition this year similar to four years ago, again, when you look at early exit polls, are they around 18%? if that number's down, here's an opener for governor romney. if the president of the united states is above 40 in the state of ohio, which is the battleground of all battlegrounds. that's a number to watch on e
our last pre-election poll. big advantage for governor romney there. among latino voters, we know what the president did four years ago. latinos were 9% of the national electorate four years ago. if it's around 9% or higher, it's good news for president obama. we expect he's going to get two thirds or more of the latino vote. if this number is flat or down, it's a potential opening for the romney campaign. who votes on tuesday, is critical to who wins. if you look here among, let me turn that...
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our last pre-election poll. big advantage for governor romney there. among latino voters, we know what the president did four years ago. latinos were 9% of the national electorate four years ago. if it's around 9% or higher, it's good news for president obama. we expect he's going to get two thirds or more of the latino vote. if this number is flat or down, it's a potential opening for the romney campaign. who votes on tuesday, is critical to who wins. if you look here among, let me turn that off for you, among voters aged 18 to 29, this was 18% of the electorate, four years ago, you see the president's advantage, again, we expect the president to have a similar advantage among younger voters. the question is, how many vote. is the obama coalition this year similar to four years ago, again, when you look at early exit polls, are they around 18%? if that number's down, here's an opener for governor romney. if the president of the united states is above 40 in the state of ohio, which is the battleground of all battlegrounds. that's a number to watch on e
our last pre-election poll. big advantage for governor romney there. among latino voters, we know what the president did four years ago. latinos were 9% of the national electorate four years ago. if it's around 9% or higher, it's good news for president obama. we expect he's going to get two thirds or more of the latino vote. if this number is flat or down, it's a potential opening for the romney campaign. who votes on tuesday, is critical to who wins. if you look here among, let me turn that...
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there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. with the blackish-blue frame and the white dots and the splattered paint pattern, your lights are on. what? [ male announcer ] the endlessly customizable 2013 smart. >>> have you seen the presidential polls lately? that was rhetorical. who hasn't? romney's in the lead. obama's not lead. it's a virtual dead heat. if you're like me, you're confused. so -- >> the 7-eleven metric, you get a red cup for the republican, a blue cup for the democrat. >> let's take a look at how pollsters get these numbers and get a better idea of where the polls stands. michael, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> let's get wonky with it. you've heard the conversations before. we don't hold anything back. we hear people all the time say, pollsters neve
there are polls putting obama ahead, polls putting romney ahead, poll that is completely contradict the other polls. a pollster is next. a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. with the blackish-blue frame and the white dots and the splattered paint pattern, your lights are on. what? [ male announcer ] the...
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how can a poll show mitt romney with a zero percent support among african-american voters? >> don, this poll's been getting a lot of attention because of that big zero right in front of mitt romney, no doubt about it, over the last 48 hours. but let's be honest, in most of the national polling over this last month, romney's been in the single digits among african-american voters in these polls. and this poll, this nbc/"wall street journal" poll, for their breakdown of the african-american vote, they probably have a sampling error, let's say, at maybe 8% or 9% either way. so mitt romney could be as high as 7% or 8% or even 9% in that poll, or maybe he's at negative 9%, that sampling error, we don't know for sure. but here's another poll that's very recent. this is from gallup, their breakdown on the african-american vote. they did it over a three-week period. and you can see mitt romney here at 4% in their poll -- well, if we had their poll, we'd show it. it would be at 4% with the president at about 90%. so it's kind of all -- there it is. see, i knew it would come. so we'r
how can a poll show mitt romney with a zero percent support among african-american voters? >> don, this poll's been getting a lot of attention because of that big zero right in front of mitt romney, no doubt about it, over the last 48 hours. but let's be honest, in most of the national polling over this last month, romney's been in the single digits among african-american voters in these polls. and this poll, this nbc/"wall street journal" poll, for their breakdown of the...
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mitt romney now enjoying the slimmest of razor thin leads in the cnn national poll, 48-47. in our poll of polls from battleground virginia, though, it is the other way around. the one-point edge going to president obama. it's that way all across the electoral map. a few points in florida, north carolina, tight in nevada, new hampshire. very little separating these two candidates which means that for the next three weeks, every advantage, no matter how small, could turn out to be crucial. none more so than victory tomorrow night at the town hall debate moderated by our own candy crowley. both men have obviously been practicing a lot. in president obama's case, considering his performance the last time around, the question is how to make the prep work pay off. we have two reports tonight starting with jessica yellin, who is covering the president. jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign, also with us tomorrow night's moderator, candy crowley. jessica, the president is obviously going to be under an enormous amount of pressure to stage a comeback, a better performance
mitt romney now enjoying the slimmest of razor thin leads in the cnn national poll, 48-47. in our poll of polls from battleground virginia, though, it is the other way around. the one-point edge going to president obama. it's that way all across the electoral map. a few points in florida, north carolina, tight in nevada, new hampshire. very little separating these two candidates which means that for the next three weeks, every advantage, no matter how small, could turn out to be crucial. none...
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so, the latest polling out of north carolina, if it's any indication, you could see romney's demise in swing states has been great lly exaggerated. romney is now leading in north carolina by four percentage points. last week, we showed you another poll from the state which had the president ahead by two points. this is pretty incredible and nationally, our new poll shows the president ahead by three points. as you can see, that's within the margin of error. is this new momentum for the romney campaign going to be enough? ben and tara, good to see you. i know you have been out here, jen was out here saying on friday, look, we're always going to play like we're five points behind, but are you worried when you see polls like this? >> well, you know, we never thought we were going to win these battleground states by ten points. this has been a closer competitive race for the past year and a half. but you saw in the poll cnn had today in which the president has reraced mitt romney's edge on the economy. and i think that's because the american people have started to focus on his policies. th
so, the latest polling out of north carolina, if it's any indication, you could see romney's demise in swing states has been great lly exaggerated. romney is now leading in north carolina by four percentage points. last week, we showed you another poll from the state which had the president ahead by two points. this is pretty incredible and nationally, our new poll shows the president ahead by three points. as you can see, that's within the margin of error. is this new momentum for the romney...
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with just 22 days until the election, a new cnn poll of polls has mitt romney leading president obama by one percentage point. now, that comes out to 48-47 and obviously, well within the margin of error, so it's a dead heat. but it's a significant reversal from a month ago when president obama was leading 49-46. you get the point. when you add it up, that's where you get the the margin. other polls show a dead heat. many of them have the president in the leading spot. "outfront" tonight, david frum, former speech wroiter for george bush -- and mark mckinnon is back with us. great to see you. let me start with you, david. we're starting to see republicans rally around mitt romney. latest poll i think is a good indicator. 62% of romney supporters say we're excited about this guy. it was 48% before the convention. what's behind that shift? >> well, i think it would be a mistake to say they're enthusiastic about him and therefore, they're going to vote for thim. they're going to vote for him, so they have no choice but to become enthusiastic. we are seeing a rallying of bases on both side
with just 22 days until the election, a new cnn poll of polls has mitt romney leading president obama by one percentage point. now, that comes out to 48-47 and obviously, well within the margin of error, so it's a dead heat. but it's a significant reversal from a month ago when president obama was leading 49-46. you get the point. when you add it up, that's where you get the the margin. other polls show a dead heat. many of them have the president in the leading spot. "outfront"...
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mason-dixon poll has governor romney on top, so 29 electoral votes down there in florida. governor romney has to have florida. he has to have virginia. we didn't talk about colorado. that's another one that's in his mix. wisconsin, another battleground state. the president, you have to say, has the edge because he has been consistently a little ahead in most of the battleground states but the romney campaign says it has the enthusiasm on its side and can change things tomorrow. in 24 hours we will start to find out. >> we certainly will. thanks. i want to bring in the rest of the panel. david gergen, gloria borger, candy crowley, host of cnn's "state of the union" and moderator of the second presidential debate. you heard what john just laid out. what's your gut tell you? >> my gut tells me that contrary to what we normally see, normally in a final weekend, the electorate starts to break slightly towards the challenger. this weekend, it seems to be breaking for president obama. >> you think that's storm related? >> i think there's a hurricane lift, yes, i do. i thought las
mason-dixon poll has governor romney on top, so 29 electoral votes down there in florida. governor romney has to have florida. he has to have virginia. we didn't talk about colorado. that's another one that's in his mix. wisconsin, another battleground state. the president, you have to say, has the edge because he has been consistently a little ahead in most of the battleground states but the romney campaign says it has the enthusiasm on its side and can change things tomorrow. in 24 hours we...
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romney now leads the president 48%, 47% in cnn's poll of polls and perhaps even more telling after the months of voters finding president obama more likable than romney, now they're tied according to a new poll with romney actually over 50%, i think, for the first time. according to andrew sullivan, it's going to take a lot of quote, intelligence, fire, and argument, unquote, for the president to turn this thing around. and it still might not be enough for obama to break even for romney in the remaining two debates. that brings us back, then, for tomorrow's debate. tomorrow's debate moderated by candy crowley. the town hall format could make it even tougher for the president to win. no teleprompter and all of that. no doubt the president will have to come out strong against romney, but also has to show he can connect with the voters in the town hall and those people watching at home. it's all a very tricky balancing act. and above all else, mr. obama will have to avoid the long, boring, professor-like answers that he is sometimes prone to. here's the question. what's the president's gr
romney now leads the president 48%, 47% in cnn's poll of polls and perhaps even more telling after the months of voters finding president obama more likable than romney, now they're tied according to a new poll with romney actually over 50%, i think, for the first time. according to andrew sullivan, it's going to take a lot of quote, intelligence, fire, and argument, unquote, for the president to turn this thing around. and it still might not be enough for obama to break even for romney in the...
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and when people, you know, the gallup poll, the rasmussen poll, the real politics poll, all have romney ahead of president obama, and the number one issue, even for women, has been the economy, and it continues to be. it's not about what i would say the politics of our vajajay, the politics of our pocketbook, and certainly what president obama and the democrats have done because president obama doesn't have a plan for the american people, how he's going to move the country forward, anything different than he's done the past four years, he's devolved into this campaign of name-calling and distractions. first it was big bird. then we had the binders comment, and, you know, the women full of binders, even though romney hired a lot of women when he was governor of massachusetts, and now he's talking about rom nearbyia. i just wonder what's next, and i think women don't like to be pandered too. >> i'm sure women are certainly concerned about jobs, but you can't -- you can't say that they don't care about the issue of abortion. i mean, if you look at what the governor has said. he's pledged t
and when people, you know, the gallup poll, the rasmussen poll, the real politics poll, all have romney ahead of president obama, and the number one issue, even for women, has been the economy, and it continues to be. it's not about what i would say the politics of our vajajay, the politics of our pocketbook, and certainly what president obama and the democrats have done because president obama doesn't have a plan for the american people, how he's going to move the country forward, anything...
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. >> in chicago, in terms of romney versus santorum spending. what about the exit polls? did anything surprise you or stand out in illinois specifically? >> a couple of nuggets here. governor romney won among voters who identify as conservatives. they tend to go for santorum or going risch. governor romney did well. he won among those who identify themselves as supporters of the tea party. he did well among working women. we had conversations about the gender gap in this complain. he won among those who think the economy is getting worse and those who think the economy is getting better. and he fared better. senator santorum carried the downscale we talked about in the beginning, but not as big a margin in illinois. is it just one state? is it more moderate in other states? or can governor romney carry this over? >> john king, thank you very much. >>> earlier tonight, before we knew the results and knew the exit poll numbers, we had three burning questions about the race. let me start with you, wolf. number one, we wanted to know if mitt romney would win convinc g convinc
. >> in chicago, in terms of romney versus santorum spending. what about the exit polls? did anything surprise you or stand out in illinois specifically? >> a couple of nuggets here. governor romney won among voters who identify as conservatives. they tend to go for santorum or going risch. governor romney did well. he won among those who identify themselves as supporters of the tea party. he did well among working women. we had conversations about the gender gap in this complain....
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. >> the polls the new "new york times" cbs poll has president obama with a nine point lead. the 12 point lead over mitt romney romney. how bad is this for the romney campaign? he is a genius behind the 538 blog. welcome, you are a genius. you have an extraordinary grasp. with this book, the of just question to you, 41 day to go, who is going to win? >> we have a think like a gambleler and we have an 80% favorite. that number has been going up. we actually had it first begin to peak after the conventions but since romney's 47% comments we have his 47% win. you talked about the polls are maybe some of the best numbers we have seen for obama in any state that we have seen. almost all of the swing states that you have looked at. jimmy carter has been doing pretty well. what should we see in these polls. what is the reality of their value? >> right now obama in the polls is at 53%. it means it is not good enough for romney to pick up the undecided voters. which might mean like a crisis and you rup. the bullish sign has been in the stock market which has been getting jittery like
. >> the polls the new "new york times" cbs poll has president obama with a nine point lead. the 12 point lead over mitt romney romney. how bad is this for the romney campaign? he is a genius behind the 538 blog. welcome, you are a genius. you have an extraordinary grasp. with this book, the of just question to you, 41 day to go, who is going to win? >> we have a think like a gambleler and we have an 80% favorite. that number has been going up. we actually had it first...
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the "wall street journal" poll, mitt romney trails in florida and is down six in ohio. a quinnipiac poll shows him up three points in three other states. cnn's paul steinhauser is at the site in danville, kentucky with an inside look. >> reporter: 14 hours from now behind me on this stage, the only vice presidential debate in the campaign. they've been behind closed doors getting ready for this big showdown. the republican running mate got here to kentucky yesterday. before he arrived, he played a little bit of the expectations game, kind of lowering the bar for himself. >> joe biden has been on this stage many times before. it's my first time. sure it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in modern politics. >> as for vice president joe biden, he gets here later today. how is it going to work? to tell us. frank farencoff. >> it will be similar to the start of the colorado debate except that these two will be seated at a table. the vice president will be on the left. the congressman will be on the right. by flip of a coi
the "wall street journal" poll, mitt romney trails in florida and is down six in ohio. a quinnipiac poll shows him up three points in three other states. cnn's paul steinhauser is at the site in danville, kentucky with an inside look. >> reporter: 14 hours from now behind me on this stage, the only vice presidential debate in the campaign. they've been behind closed doors getting ready for this big showdown. the republican running mate got here to kentucky yesterday. before he...
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new polls to suggest rom obama is slipping. romney leads by 45%. more bad news, his unfavorable numbers went up 6 percentage.slast month with registered voters. those numbers may have something to do with negative ads from the obama campaign. in may, only 47 pacers said they were strongly behind him. that's now jumped to 56%. >>> will paul ryan help boost romney's approval rating. 54% of voters don't have a favorable or unfavorable opinion about ryan. the majority of americans don't know enough about him. 45% of republicans said they were unsure about ryan. if they were to choose. they told us they would prefer to see marco rubio, ahead of chris christie or paul ryan. congressman paul ryan is likely to be a lightning rod for republicans and democrats. our chief national correspondent, john king has more on that. >>. >> reporter: for paul ryan, debating joe biden might feel like a donation. >> would you support a line item veto in helping us get a vote on it in the house. >> let me respond to the two specific questions, but i want to push back a lit
new polls to suggest rom obama is slipping. romney leads by 45%. more bad news, his unfavorable numbers went up 6 percentage.slast month with registered voters. those numbers may have something to do with negative ads from the obama campaign. in may, only 47 pacers said they were strongly behind him. that's now jumped to 56%. >>> will paul ryan help boost romney's approval rating. 54% of voters don't have a favorable or unfavorable opinion about ryan. the majority of americans don't...
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let's talk about the pew poll and that romney lead. could you break down those numbers. >> that's a huge lead. if that number is correct, you know, it seems to be a little bit of an outlier. we don't have a lot of information. all the polls that have been released since the debate, state polls, national polls and the average for romney is he's increased his performance by about four to five points. that's a big deal. since the convention, obama seemed to have a lead of about four points. now it's gone back to the pre-convention period where it was tied or obama had a one to two-point lead in all the polls. the best thing to do is to wait for the by the end of the week we'll have more national poll. we'll see what's showing up in the swing state. it does seem just like obama got a big bump out of his convention, mitt romney has a significant bump out of his first debate performance. >> we need to look at overall trends. overall trends clearly moving towards romney including in key voting groups. women voters, if you look at pew a month
let's talk about the pew poll and that romney lead. could you break down those numbers. >> that's a huge lead. if that number is correct, you know, it seems to be a little bit of an outlier. we don't have a lot of information. all the polls that have been released since the debate, state polls, national polls and the average for romney is he's increased his performance by about four to five points. that's a big deal. since the convention, obama seemed to have a lead of about four points....
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, the "wall street journal" and the nbc poll that said that mitt romney was literally polling zero in black votes in america, and i found that staggering and you must have, too. >> well, i do, but i know that it depends upon how one asks the questions and i'm suspicious of the polls, myself. but what we have to do as a party is to explain to people why these issues which are so pre lent among americans in general also speak to concerns for minorities and women. if you are a black person, and you are not concerned about the fact that the unemployment rate among young black men is more than twice the national average, then you are not concerned about minority issues. if you are not concerned about the fact that our schools are failing kids in the least privileged circumstances, many of whom are minorminorities, then you are not concerned about the minority issues and mitt romney speaks to the issues. we have a tendency to ask what are the minority issues? well, education, jobs, and the sorts of things that most americans are worrying about these days. >> is he focusing enough though on
, the "wall street journal" and the nbc poll that said that mitt romney was literally polling zero in black votes in america, and i found that staggering and you must have, too. >> well, i do, but i know that it depends upon how one asks the questions and i'm suspicious of the polls, myself. but what we have to do as a party is to explain to people why these issues which are so pre lent among americans in general also speak to concerns for minorities and women. if you are a...
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i point out two of the polls that came out today, rasmussen has romney up by one, gallop has romney up by one. the james carville rule is, incumbents get the last poll, that would mean a 52-48 victory. i think it's bigger than that. my guess is 53-47 or more. but let's look at what happened in new jersey or new york. i think if the vote had been on friday, obama peaked on friday out of sympathy. now we've had saturday and sunday and monday for people to realize, remember, the government that is failing on staten island is the government obama wants to deliver health care. so i think you're go fog see a lot of people vote against a failed government as they watch the mess in the northeast. >> mr. speaker, it's been great talking to you for the last 18 months. we've had a lot of ups and downs but always entertaining and interesting. i wish you and your party all the very best tomorrow night. >> thank you. >>> coming up, one of the most powerful men in hollywood, harvey weinstein. it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. new yoplait
i point out two of the polls that came out today, rasmussen has romney up by one, gallop has romney up by one. the james carville rule is, incumbents get the last poll, that would mean a 52-48 victory. i think it's bigger than that. my guess is 53-47 or more. but let's look at what happened in new jersey or new york. i think if the vote had been on friday, obama peaked on friday out of sympathy. now we've had saturday and sunday and monday for people to realize, remember, the government that is...